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Henodus chelyops
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Translingual
vertical Henodus chelyops life restoration.jpg Reconstruction Henodus chelyops 1.JPG fossil
Etymology
From Henodus genus + mul grc χέλυς turtle + mul grc ὤψ face, referencing the animal's visible resemblance to turtles.
Proper noun
†1 Henodus genus chelyops la
species family †Henodontidae family An extinct placodont of the Late Triassic period during the early Carnian age, superficially resembling turtles; the sole member of the genus †Henodus genus
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mul Sauropterygians